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Millet. — Very little raised. 



Sorghum. — Good. 



Timothy. — Good. 



Clover. — Good. 



Prairie Hay. — Light crop. 



Potatoes. — Good. 



Vegetables. — Good. 



Apples. — Poor; yielded only about twenty per cent of the usual crop. 



Other Fruits.— Gra,])es and plums good. 



Cattle. — Are in good condition. 



Horses. — Are in good condition. 



Sivine. — Are in good condition. 



Sheep. — Have done well. 



Poultry. — Have done exceptionally well. 



Bees. — Not a great many kept, but did well the past season. 



Lands. — rrices high. 



Report of Fair. — Held at Clarinda, September 4 — 8. September 4tu 

 favorable weather; September 5th, rained all day; September 6th, rain 

 and threatening weather; September 7th, rain and threatening weather; 

 September 8th, morning was cloudy, clearing away about noon, which 

 continued over the 9th. 



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C. E. YOUNG, SHENANDOAH, OCTOBEE 30, 1905. 



General Condition of Crops, Etc. — The season has been very favorable 

 and most crops have been good. 



Corn. — Will yield from seventy to eighty bushels per acre. 



Oats. — Yielded about forty bushels per acre. 



Wheat. — Yielded from fifteen to twenty-five bushels per acre. 



Rye. — Yielded from twenty-five to thirty bushels per acre. 



Barley. — Yielded from twenty-five to thirty bushels per acre. 



Flax. — None raised. 



Buckwheat. — None raised. 



Millet. — Very little raised. 



Sorghum. — Very little raised, and that used principally for feed. 



Timothy. — Yielded about three tons per acre and was of good quality. 



Clover. — Good. 



Prairie Hay. — None raised. 



Potatoes. — Yielded about half the usual crop. 



Vegetables. — Fair. 



Apples. — Yielded a light crop, and of poor quality. Price ranged from 

 $1.50 to $2.00 per bushel. 



Cattle. — Are in good condition. Not many being fed for market this 

 season. 



Horses. — Good grades are in demand. 



Swine. — Increase not so large as usual. 



